Is it permissible to marry a Christian woman who believes in her creed, and will I be held accountable for her sins and actions?
It is permissible for a Muslim man to marry a chaste woman from the People of the Book, but it is preferable to marry a Muslim woman to avoid current risks. No one is held accountable for the misdeed of another. The husband is responsible for preventing his Muslim wife from engaging in corrupt acts and obliging her to fulfill her religious duties. He is also responsible for preventing his Christian or Jewish wife from engaging in corrupt acts that she believes are forbidden. However, he should not prevent her from doing what she believes is permissible, although he should not assist her in it. He is permitted to prevent her from going to church and from assisting her in rituals of disbelief.
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